Comments on: Cubs claim Daniel Bard off waivers from Red Soxhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/cubs-claim-daniel-bard-off-waivers-from-red-sox/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:08:13 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: coloradogolfcouponshttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/cubs-claim-daniel-bard-off-waivers-from-red-sox/#comment-573249
Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:44:30 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=494564#comment-573249The history of pitchers losing the strike zone as bad as this, with 27 walks in 15 innings…Steve Blass, Rick Ankiel, to name a couple…….and coming back to prominence is just about zero. Although it is a low risk move, and one that is well worth taking considering Bard’s arm and prior success, I doubt seriously if we ever see him in the bigs again. Nothing to lose here, but chances are he is done for good.
]]>By: aceshigh11http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/cubs-claim-daniel-bard-off-waivers-from-red-sox/#comment-572918
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 23:01:42 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=494564#comment-572918Zing!
]]>By: tfbuckfutterhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/cubs-claim-daniel-bard-off-waivers-from-red-sox/#comment-572882
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 20:45:08 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=494564#comment-572882I don’t know about that.

I would say as far as pressure goes, the Cubs are at least on par with the Gulf Coast Rookie League.

]]>By: rollinghighwayblueshttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/cubs-claim-daniel-bard-off-waivers-from-red-sox/#comment-572868
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 20:14:23 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=494564#comment-572868But, but, but, the Astros are the most profitable team in the league, didn’t you hear?! $275K is chump change when you’re raking in profits such as them and putting minimal talent on the field.

/s

]]>By: jcmeyer10http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/cubs-claim-daniel-bard-off-waivers-from-red-sox/#comment-572855
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 19:38:59 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=494564#comment-572855Ultimate low leverage situation.
]]>By: jcmeyer10http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/cubs-claim-daniel-bard-off-waivers-from-red-sox/#comment-572854
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 19:38:28 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=494564#comment-572854Theo will subsequently reenact the scene from Good Will Hunting where he will cradle Daniel Bard and keep repeating, “it’s not your fault” until he has his head on straight.
]]>By: chip56http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/cubs-claim-daniel-bard-off-waivers-from-red-sox/#comment-572841
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 19:13:07 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=494564#comment-572841I would mock Boston for screwing up Bard so badly, but then they would come back with Hughes and Joba and I would be sad.
]]>By: tfbuckfutterhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/cubs-claim-daniel-bard-off-waivers-from-red-sox/#comment-572837
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 18:51:59 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=494564#comment-572837It will be tough to gauge if he has returned to form or not in Chicago…. you know, because he won’t have anything to set up.
]]>By: aceshigh11http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/cubs-claim-daniel-bard-off-waivers-from-red-sox/#comment-572831
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 18:41:09 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=494564#comment-572831He’ll fit in well with the culture of winning fostered over there.
]]>By: neoshweatyhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/cubs-claim-daniel-bard-off-waivers-from-red-sox/#comment-572830
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 18:40:49 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=494564#comment-572830What? What risk is involved with seeing if there is anything left in the tank? Worst thing that happens is that he is truly done and they move on for little money. Best thing that happens is that they get him back to his 2011 form and have a great bullpen arm.
]]>By: Caught Lookinghttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/cubs-claim-daniel-bard-off-waivers-from-red-sox/#comment-572823
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 18:11:51 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=494564#comment-572823Perhaps the Astros didn’t want to pay him the $275K due on the remainder of his $1.86 million contract for this season.

Plus, as the claiming team, the Cubs will now need to decide whether to tender him a contract by December 2nd and then either negotiate a new contract or go to arbitration since he has more than three years of MLB service time.

]]>By: stex52http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/09/04/cubs-claim-daniel-bard-off-waivers-from-red-sox/#comment-572817
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 18:04:14 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=494564#comment-572817Oh hell, that’s an occupational hazard with these GM’s. They just know they are smarter than everyone else and none of their choices could have been wrong. Between Ed Wade and Jeff Luhnow over the last few years we have seen a veritable parade of Phillies and Cards castoffs.

But you know what people will say. Once they get Bard out of that very special aura that exudes from the Boston/New York axis he will surely thrive again.